diary : december 2004

Go to Hawaii! Hawaii! Straight to Hawaii! Okay, it's lyrics to a Beach Boys song. Not that you should know.  We returned to the islands for the holidays, this time sticking to the tourist standby of Waikiki on Oahu.  Even with maximum kitsch, it was still lovely, and our pals Betty & Tom were there with their 2 kids, Madison (bartender at our wedding) & Wilson. 

Tom's retired military (Lieutenant Colonel Tom to you!) so we got into a beautiful beach on a base (the US military has a lot of prime real estate on Oahu) and boogie boarded until exhausted.  It was so perfect, we went back three times.  We also got to see some big waves on the North Shore (including Waimea Bay, another Beach Boys touchstone) and green sea turtles hanging out on a beach.  Oh, and my first Shriners parade.  No kidding.

I returned to work for good at the end of this month! Yippee! My meds are working & I'm deliriously happy to be back in the swing of things.

And, yes, it's a JOKE.  Cousin Darcie claims to have nearly had a heart attack when she saw our gag Christmas card.  The mysterious "twins" actually are the lovely offspring of our pals Brian & Stef - and the photo was taken in 2003.